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Code · U.S. Code · Title 31 - MONEY AND FINANCE · CHAPTER 13— APPROPRIATIONS · SUBCHAPTER II— TRUST FUNDS AND REFUNDS · § 1324

§ 1324. Refund of internal revenue collections

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(a)Necessary amounts are appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury for refunding internal revenue collections as provided by law, including payment of—
(1)claims for prior fiscal years; and
(2)accounts arising under—
(A)“Allowance or drawback (Internal Revenue)”;
(B)“Redemption of stamps (Internal Revenue)”;
(C)“Refunding legacy taxes, Act of March 30, 1928”;
(D)“Repayment of taxes on distilled spirits destroyed by casualty”; and
(E)“Refunds and payments of processing and related taxes”.
(b)Disbursements may be made from the appropriation made by this section only for—
(1)refunds to the limit of liability of an individual tax account; and
(2)refunds due from credit provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) enacted before January 1, 1978, or enacted by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, or from section 21, 24, 25A, 35, 36, 36A,1 36B, 168(k)(4)(F), 53(e),1 54B(h),1 3131, 3132, 3134, 6428, 6428A, 6428B, 6431,1 or 7527A of such Code, or due under section 3081(b)(2) of the Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008.
(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 923; Pub. L. 99–514, § 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 105–34, title I, § 101(d)(1), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 799; Pub. L. 107–210, div. A, title II, § 201(c)(1), Aug. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 960; Pub. L. 109–432, div. A, title IV, § 402(b)(2), Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 2954; Pub. L. 110–185, title I, § 101(f)(1), Feb. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 617; Pub. L. 110–234, title XV, § 15316(c)(6), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1511; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XV, § 15316(c)(6), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2273;
Pub. L. 110–289, div. C, title I, § 3011(b)(3), title III, § 3081(c), July 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 2891, 2906; Pub. L. 111–5, div. B, title I, §§ 1001(e)(2), 1004(b)(8), 1531(c)(1), Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 312, 314, 360; Pub. L. 111–148, title I, § 1401(d)(1), title X, § 10909(b)(2)(P), (c), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 220, 1023; Pub. L. 111–312, title I, § 101(b)(1), Dec. 17, 2010, 124 Stat. 3298; Pub. L. 113–295, div. A, title II, § 221(a)(112)(D), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 4054; Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title II, § 2201(g)(1), Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 339;
Pub. L. 116–260, div. N, title II, § 272(g)(1), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1976; Pub. L. 117–2, title IX, §§ 9601(c)(3)(A), 9611(b)(4)(C), 9631(c)(2), 9641(b), 9651(b), Mar. 11, 2021, 135 Stat. 143, 150, 160, 171, 182; Pub. L. 117–328, div. T, title I, § 103(d), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5285.)
In subsection (a), the words “Necessary amounts are appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury” are added to reflect the introductory language of the Act of June 19, 1948. The words “on and after June 19, 1948” are omitted as executed.
In subsection (b), the words “appropriation made by this section” are substituted for “the appropriation to the Treasury Department entitled ‘Bureau of Internal Revenue Refunding Internal-Revenue Collections’ ” to eliminate unnecessary words.
Amendment of Subsection (b)(2)
Pub. L. 117–328, div. T, title I, § 103(d), (f), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5285, 5286, provided that, applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 2026, subsection (b)(2) of this section is amended by striking “or 7527A” and inserting “7527A, or 6433”. See 2022 Amendment note below.
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  • Pub. L. 97–258
  • 96 Stat. 923
  • Pub. L. 99–514, § 2
  • 100 Stat. 2095
  • Pub. L. 105–34, title I, § 101(d)(1)
  • 111 Stat. 799
  • Pub. L. 107–210, div. A, title II, § 201(c)(1)
  • 116 Stat. 960
  • Pub. L. 109–432, div. A, title IV, § 402(b)(2)
  • 120 Stat. 2954
  • Pub. L. 110–185, title I, § 101(f)(1)
  • 122 Stat. 617
  • Pub. L. 110–234, title XV, § 15316(c)(6)
  • 122 Stat. 1511
  • Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a)
  • 122 Stat. 1664
  • Pub. L. 110–289, div. C, title I, § 3011(b)(3)
  • 122 Stat. 2891
  • Pub. L. 111–5, div. B, title I
  • 123 Stat. 312
  • Pub. L. 111–148, title I, § 1401(d)(1)
  • 124 Stat. 220
  • Pub. L. 111–312, title I, § 101(b)(1)
  • 124 Stat. 3298
  • 128 Stat. 4054
  • 134 Stat. 339
  • 134 Stat. 1976
  • 135 Stat. 143
  • 136 Stat. 5285
  • act Mar. 30, 1928, ch. 302
  • 45 Stat. 398
  • Pub. L. 105–34
  • 111 Stat. 788
  • 128 Stat. 4037
  • 128 Stat. 4038
  • 131 Stat. 2138
  • section 3081(b)(2) of Pub. L. 110–289
  • 122 Stat. 2906
  • Pub. L. 110–234
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